European, democratic candidate Nicusor Dan has been elected president of Romania. He intends to strengthen the rule of law and supports Ukraine.

The military alliance's procurement agency is under scrutiny for deals on arms and munitions. In a sector with notoriously patchy oversight, defense boom corruption risks are very real.

"African human skull, early 20th century, 2,000 euros." Adverts like this can be seen on social media. The trade is legal in ...

The use of AI chatbots for fact-checking is on the rise. However, Grok's unsolicited claims about "white genocide" show that ...

ዶይቼ ቬለ የህክምና ፈላጊ ተገልጋዮች ቅሬታ በማስመልከት አስተያየታቸውን ለመጠየቅ ለአዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርሲቲ የጤና ሳይንስ ኮሌጅ ዲን ፕ/ሮ አንዱአለም ደነቀ የእጅ ስልክ ላይ በመደወል ጥረት ...

Austria's JJ has won the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with "Wasted Love." An estimated 160 million people from Europe and beyond were expected to tune in.

In India, a boycott of Turkey over Ankara's support for Pakistan in the current conflict is widening, hitting tourism, trade, education and aviation.

Japan pays the US $1.4 billion each year for the bases in Okinawa, which underpin their military alliance. But does the presence of American troops actually benefit the local population?

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to make the Bundeswehr the "strongest conventional army in Europe." Other EU countries also have ambitious plans for their armed forces. DW takes a closer look.

An internal survey about extremist attitudes in the German military now found that it does not have "systemic" extremism in the ranks. But some researchers are skeptical of the safeguards in place.

Cognac is considered by many to be the best brandy in the world. But those who make it are under pressure from Chinese and US duties, as well as global warming — all of which are forcing them to ...

A UN report has found that the rights of religious and ethnic minorities, as well as all women, are under constant attack by the Taliban authorities.